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Heritage Auctions Celebrates the Art of Dragon Ball, Pokemon, and More!
Animation cels, production materials, and more are hitting the auction block. Check out "The Art of Anime, Vol. VIII" and see how you too can own a piece of anime history.
― As part of its "The Art of Anime" series (now up to Vol. VIII), Heritage Auctions has brought together over 1,200 lots for its upcoming auction featuring cels, drawings, and more from iconic series in anime's history. Starting on...
Kaiju Girl Caramelise Volumes 5-8 Manga Review
Who you are on the outside doesn’t matter nearly as much as who you are in your soul.
― While prior volumes of Spica Aoki's Kaiju Girl Caramelise have focused on the metaphorical aspects of Kuroe's dual nature as Kuroe the High School Girl and Harudon the Kaiju, these four books take the story to a more grounded place. Kuroe has always assumed she's really a human with the odd ability to transform in...
Land Volume 2 Manga Review
Land is neither fantasy nor science fiction, nor is it historical fiction. It's close to all of those, but it settles for none. What it is is an excellent read.
― They say that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In Kazumi Yamashita's Land, that takes on a very different meaning. At the end of the first omnibus, An and her twin Anne (this second spelling begins to be used in this vol...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 29-May 5
Nippon Sangoku defies the odds, taking the #4 cumulative spot by proving that dense politicking can be just as gripping as any action sequence. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in...
True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends Volume 1-2 Novel Review
If you're looking for an accomplished heroine, a hero with more feelings than he's aware of, and a comfortably realized world, this is the series for you.
― If you didn't know True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends was a light novel, I doubt you'd recognize that fact by reading it. Kosuzu Kobato's fourth English-language release, following I'd Rather Have a Cat Than a Harem, Making Jam in the Wo...
HoYoFair 2026 "Once Upon a Time" Fan Concert LA
“Once Upon HoYoFair” offers fanservice from the fans themselves. But how well were fans served in the end?
― Hoyoverse fans are nothing if not dedicated. Ever since Genshin Impact launched during COVID, its pitch of “Breath of the Wild: the MMO” fostered one of the most long-lasting gacha communities I've seen in this space. Honkai Star Rail repeated that spike in interest three years later with a p...
OCTOPinbs Laptop Giveaway!
OCTOPinbs arrives on Steam on May 11th, and this little game featuring sneaky squids and firefighting octopi is giving away a BIG prize!
― Douse Flames with Friends on a Brand New Gaming Laptop!OCTOPinbs, the firefighting social deception game from co-developers tri-Ace and Lasengle, and publisher Aniplex, finds its way onto PC via Steam on May 11th, and to celebrate the launch, this little game feat...
This Week in Games - Evo Reveals—And A Stellar Vulpis Returns
How is it that we have Star Fox discourse already? Plus, Neverness to Everness gets caught in the AI crossfire.
― Welcome back, folks! This past week was Golden Week in Japan; a week where, due to legal reasons, four holidays take place over seven days, letting most people just take the whole week off. You might know the holiday best as an excuse for a ton of artists to draw characters in golden biki...
Baki The Grappler Volume 9-12 Manga Review
Young Baki faces losses, but he finds purpose in returning to the hidden arena under the Tokyo Dome to defend his title as the strongest fighter.
― As Volume nine opens, Baki is training again to face his father. Baki walks into a Northern Japan wilderness to find a team of battle-hardened, bloodthirsty commandos that defeated thousands of elite JDSF soldiers by themselves. In Baki The Grappler, ever...
An EXCLUSIVE ONE-NIGHT-ONLY Concert Film Screening of Official Hige Dandism: A Ticket Giveaway
If you're a fan of the first opening song SPY x FAMILY or Tokyo Revengers, then this special event is for you! Get a chance to watch Higedan's Concert Film at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres for one night only!
― How's it going, ANN Community? We have an exclusive ticket giveaway for you! Are you ready for this? If you're a fan of the first opening song SPY x FAMILY or Tokyo Revengers, then this special ...
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Ring Author Koji Suzuki Dies at 68
Novelist also known for Dark Water, Spiral, Loop, Birthday, S, Tide, more
― World-renowned horror novelist Kōji Suzuki died in a hospital in Tokyo on Friday. He was 68.Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu City in 1957. The prolific writer made his professional debut with the novel Rakuen (Paradise), which shared honors in the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Awards in 1990. Suzuki is best-known for his next novel Rin...
Heritage Auctions Celebrates the Art of Dragon Ball, Pokemon, and More!
Animation cels, production materials, and more are hitting the auction block. Check out "The Art of Anime, Vol. VIII" and see how you too can own a piece of anime history.
― As part of its "The Art of Anime" series (now up to Vol. VIII), Heritage Auctions has brought together over 1,200 lots for its upcoming auction featuring cels, drawings, and more from iconic series in anime's history. Starting on...
My Friend's Little Sister Has it in For Me Manga Ends in Next Volume This Fall
11th volume shipped on May 7
― The 11th volume of Hira Hiraoka's manga adaptation of Ghost Mikawa's My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (Tomodachi no Imōto ga Ore ni Dake Uzai) light novel series revealed on Thursday the manga will end in the 12th volume in early fall.J-Novel Club is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the story:If a girl teases you, that means she likes you!Unf...
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 9
Imagine my burning jealousy at the reunion between Elizabeth and her human.
Chronicles of the Going Home Club's Kuroha Launches New Manga
Kuroha launched SATANICA manga about high school occult research club on May 9
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website launched manga creator Kuroha's new manga titled SATANICA on May 9. Shueisha's Manga PLUS service releases the manga's simulpub and describes the story:
Machino and her friends are hard at work on their occult research again today. But one day, the student council tells them that their clu...
Kaiju Girl Caramelise Volumes 5-8 Manga Review
Who you are on the outside doesn’t matter nearly as much as who you are in your soul.
― While prior volumes of Spica Aoki's Kaiju Girl Caramelise have focused on the metaphorical aspects of Kuroe's dual nature as Kuroe the High School Girl and Harudon the Kaiju, these four books take the story to a more grounded place. Kuroe has always assumed she's really a human with the odd ability to transform in...
Witch Hat Atelier Anime Casts Knights Moralis
Junichi Suwabe, Jun Kasama, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yui Ishikawa join cast
― The staff for the television anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga announced four more cast members for the Knights Moralis on Monday: Junichi Suwabe as Easthies Jun Kasama as Utowin Hiroki Yasumoto as Galga Yui Ishikawa as Luluci The four characters will start appearing in the anime in the seventh and eighth episodes...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm ‒ Episode 6
In this episode, we learn what Asa's greatest fear is—and what it isn’t.
Moka Onmae's 'Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow.' Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga based on author's real-life cancer battle launched in 2023
― Akita Shoten's Souffle manga website revealed on April 27 that Moka Onmae's Good Morning, Good Night, and See You Tomorrow. (Ohayō, Oyasumi, Mata Ashita.) manga will end in its next chapter. Onmae also announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that the manga will end in its fourth compiled book volume. Onmae also state...
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Liar Game #6 [rate]
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 ‒ Episode 5
If the show is going to start branching out beyond the walls of the school, we'll need plenty of world-building and plot setup to make sure that all of it matters.
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Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt #6 [rate]
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The Killer Angel Within: Ameku Takao's Detective Karte Manga to End in 3rd Volume
Manga based on Mikito Chinen's novels debuted in 2024
― The June issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Thursday that Mikito Chinen and Eri Takenashi's Ameku Nakao no Suiri Karute - Sphere no Shitenshi (The Killer Angel Within: Ameku Takao's Detective Karte) manga will end in its third compiled book volume, which will ship on July 7.The manga, based on Chinen's Ameku Takao's Detecti...
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Farming Life in Another World 2 #6 [rate]
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 5
Among everything else, Rosemyne has also inadvertently invented the concept of Christian Rock.
Maki Fujita's Ka no Yo no Kemono ga Miru Yume wa Manga Ends
Manga's 3rd, final volume ships on July 15
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine published the final chapter of Maki Fujita's Ka no Yo no Kemono ga Miru Yume wa (The Dream the Beast of the Other World Sees) on Thursday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on July 15.The manga's story centers on Sera, a high school girl who easily gets into trouble. She ge...
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring ‒ Episode 7
I've been begging Agents of the Four Seasons to get a move on with its story for weeks. I guess dropping a ballistic missile right on top of the characters' heads is one way to go about doing that.
R-Type Dimensions III Game Launches Digitally on May 19
Physical edition delayed to August 11
― ININ Games announced on Thursday that the R-Type Dimensions III side-scrolling shooter game will launch digitally on May 19. The company is delaying the physical edition of the game to August 11 due to "ongoing global manufacturing and logistics constraints." Additionally the Collector's Edition is now set for a winter 2026 release window "to accommodate an upg...
Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA ‒ Episode 5
These are scenes from Awajima. They're not full stories. They have neither a set beginning nor a satisfying conclusion. One student fades into another.
The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, 4 New Cast Members
Atsushi Tamaru, Ryōta Takeuchi, Mitsuki Saiga, Kazuhiko Inoue join cast of July series
― The official website for the television anime of Tanba and Yuunagi's The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne (Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō o Enjiru SS-Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishō-sen o Kage kara Shihai Suru) light novel series revealed the anime's first promotional video and additional cas...
Piccoma to Launch Short-Form Anime Category in Late May
The Viridescent Tiara, The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Swordmaster, Post-Possession Damage Control, Jack Be Invincible, Why Yuria Hid Her Wealth, Destined to Be an Outcast works to get anime on platform
― Piccoma, the subsidiary of Kakao, announced on April 27 it is set to introduce a new short-form animation category titled “ANIME” in late May, expanding its platform beyond comics and novels. The fe...
K Manga Adds LDK Pink Sequel Manga
Sequel launched in February 2022
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Thursday it has added Ayu Watanabe's L♡DK Pink (LDK Pink) sequel series in English.Kodansha describes the series:Sequel to the beloved manga L♡DK! It's been several years since high school, and now Aoi and Shusei are 23 years old and still living together…but their romance hasn't cooled a bit! What does the future have in sto...
'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Reveals New Cast Member
Shōya Chiba joins anime's cast as drama & film club director, screenwriter Arandō Tamura
― The staff for the television anime of Syundei's Go for It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga revealed on Monday that Shōya Chiba will join the anime's cast as Arandō Tamura, a director and screenwriter of Hoshimi High School's drama and film club. The character will appear in the anime's seven...
Let Me Fix You Short Anime Rescheduled to Mid-June Without Buta Productions, FAR
Anime was originally slated to be released in May
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the short anime of Sakura Kurihara's Let Me Fix You (Kimi o Tsumugu) yuri manga stated on Friday that the anime is now planned to be released in mid-June. The account stated the staff "will still publish whatever is already started and paid, but without Buta Productions or FAR involved anymore." The rema...
Gachiakuta, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me, The Darwin Incident Win 50th Kodansha Manga Awards
Gachiakuta wins Best Shōnen Manga, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me wins Best Shōjo Manga, The Darwin Incident wins Best General Manga
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the winners for its 50th annual Manga Awards on Monday. Best Shōnen Manga Gachiakuta Kei Urana, Hideyoshi Ando Other nominees included Utsura nai ndesu, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, and Ichi...
Akira's Katsuhiro Ōtomo Establishes New Feature Animation Studio Oval Gear
1st work is in production; studio is hiring animators, production staff
― Katsuhiro Otomo announced on Monday he has founded a new feature animation studio called OVAL GEAR based in Tokyo. The studio's first title is currently in production, and the studio is hiring animators and production staff. The studio stated about its founding: The studio was founded for two purposes: to pass on to the new gen...
Masami Yūki Draws New Patlabor 1-Shot Manga
Yūki drew Patlabor manga from 1988 to 1994
― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Masami Yūki will publish a new one-shot manga story for the Patlabor franchise in the magazine's next issue on May 18. The manga will have a color opening page.Yūki was part of the Headgear creative group that originally conceptualized the Patlabor franchise. Y...
Credits Roll Into the Sea Manga Gets Anime Film by Kyoto Animation in 2027
Violet Evergarden's Taichi Ishidate helms John Tarachine's story about filmmaking
― Flag Pictures announced on Monday that Kyoto Animation is adapting John Tarachine's Credits Roll Into the Sea (Umi ga Hashiru Endroll) manga into an anime film opening next year. Taichi Ishidate (Violet Evergarden, CITY The Animation, Beyond the Boundary) is directing the anime, and Shochiku is distributing. Tarachine...
Happy Mother's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Naruto, Sanrio, Monster Hunter, Yowayowa Sensei, The Beginning After The End, Sega, Sylvanian Families, & more!
― Mother's Day, the day people reportedly make the most long-distance calls. And why wouldn't we? For many of us, our mothers birthed us, raised us, and generally loved us. Even in the anime and manga world, mothers are important characters. So, what sorts of messages were there t...
Happy Mother's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Ghibli, Dragon Quest, Resident Evil, Minky Momo, I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class, Princess Connect! Re:Dive, & more!
― Mothers come in all sorts of forms. From the women who raised us in the home to those who nurtured us outside of the home, we have more mothers that we may think. So, let's honor all our mothers this Mother's Day with some special messages from the...
Happy Mother's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring My Hero Academia, Bleach, Tama & Friends, From Overshadowed to Overpowered, Liar Game, Mappa, Square Enix, & more!
― Right after Japan celebrated the healthy growth of children with Children's Day on May 5, Japan and other countries are taking May 10 to celebrate our mothers: From Overshadowed to Overpowered 本日、5月10日は #母の日「私の一番はエフタルですよ？」イリヤさんの溺愛っぷりに目が離せない!!!TVアニメ『#落第賢者 の学院無双 ～二度目の転生、Sランクチート...
The Ghost in the Shell Anime Reveals July 7 Debut in 3rd Promo Video
More staff, character designs also revealed
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Sunday the third promotional video and July 7 debut for Science Saru's The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell) television anime series. The anime will debut on July 7 and will air on "Ka-Anival!!," Kansai TV and Fuji TV's new anime programming block that airs on Tuesday nights at 11:00 p.m. The fil...
Happy Mother's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Fullmetal Alchemist, My Hero Academia, Final Fantasy, Frieren, Doraemon, Sonic the Hedgehog, Yuki Kaji, & more!
― May 10, 2026 marks Mother's Day, and people in Japan generally celebrate the holiday by giving their mothers a carnation. And all the children in the anime and manga worlds are sending their mothers a carnation and message of thanks: Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring ◤...
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Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex #6 [rate]
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Land Volume 2 Manga Review
Land is neither fantasy nor science fiction, nor is it historical fiction. It's close to all of those, but it settles for none. What it is is an excellent read.
― They say that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In Kazumi Yamashita's Land, that takes on a very different meaning. At the end of the first omnibus, An and her twin Anne (this second spelling begins to be used in this vol...
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One Piece #1161 [rate]
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Food Diary of Miss Maid #7 [rate]
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Ghost Concert: missing Songs #6 [rate]
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Do You Like Big Girls? #6 [rate]
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Marika's Love Meter Malfunction #6 [rate]
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Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch #5 [rate]
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Atari Announces Acquisition of First 5 Wizardry Games; Drecom Denies Overall Trademark Acquisition Reports
Drecom states it was recently informed Atari had acquired rights to first 5 games from original rights holder
― Atari announced on Wednesday it has acquired the complete and exclusive rights, and the underlying intellectual properties (IP) of the first five Wizardry games. The five games Atari acquired are Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981), Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds (1982...
Needy Girl Overdose ‒ Episode 6
If Needy Girl Overdose is ultimately a show about the ways society today destroys young women, this episode is a great examination of how even the women who benefit from the patriarchy are constrained and suppressed by it.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 ‒ Episode 6
Purson’s absence and his conflict are important this week, not because it takes up a lot of screentime, but because without him, there’s no guarantee that the Misfit Class will be able to perform at their best.
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Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun #6 [rate]
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Snowball Earth ‒ Episode 6
For once, the CG wasn’t the biggest problem I had here.
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2's New Promo Video Teases Next Arc
New arc starts in next episode on May 17
― The staff for the second television anime season based on Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga streamed the promotional video for its new arc on Sunday. The arc will start in the season's sixth episode (18th episode overall), on May 17. The anime's staff also announced the two-volume Blu-ray release of the...
Nagisa Furuya's The Summer of You Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Series streams early in Japan on June 24, airs on TV Tokyo on July 1
― TV Tokyo revealed on Saturday that Nagisa Furuya's The Summer of You boys love manga will get a live-action series adaptation. The series will exclusively stream in advance on the U-NEXT streaming service in Japan from June 24, and the series will debut on TV Tokyo's "Drama NEXT" programming block on July 1. The live-action series...
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season #6 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family #5 [rate]
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword #5 [rate]
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Netflix Lists Akane-banashi Anime's English Dub Cast, Staff Members
First 2 episodes' English dub streams on May 17
― Netflix has listed the English dub cast and staff members for the first two episodes of the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga. The English dub cast members are:Abby Trott as Akane OsakiXander Mobus as Shinta ArakawaRebecca Wang as Masaki OsakiBrook Chalmers as Shiguma ArakawaEvan Michael Lee as Issho Arak...
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Rooster Fighter #9 [rate]
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Otaku Anti-War Protest Organizer Reacts to Singer Masayoshi Oishi's Comments on Protest
Hiroyuki Takahashi responds to Oishi's on-air comments about March 28 protest
― Hiroyuki Takahashi, a former teacher and organizer of the March 28 “otaku anti-war protest," reacted on Friday to Japanese singer Masayoshi Oishi's comments on the protest. Takahashi said, “What stood out to me the most, was his comment that most otaku probably don't participate in such events, so as to not cause trouble...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 29-May 5
Nippon Sangoku defies the odds, taking the #4 cumulative spot by proving that dense politicking can be just as gripping as any action sequence. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in...
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #30 [rate]
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Tubi Adds Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly Anime
Series also available on YouTube
― The Tubi streaming service is streaming the first three episodes of Mahō no Shimai Lulutto Lilly (Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly), Bandai Namco Filmworks' new magical girl television anime that it is presenting with Studio Pierrot. The series is available with Japanese audio and English subtitles. Tubi's stream is available in the United States and Canada. The anime...
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Star Detective Precure! #15 [rate]
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Live-Action Blue Lock Film Announces 2 More Cast Members
Sōshō Tomimoto plays Ikki Niko, Keisuke Kida plays Hibiki Ohkawa
― The staff for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga announced two more cast members on Friday and Saturday. Sōshō Tomimoto plays Ikki Niko of Team Y. Keisuke Kida plays Hibiki Ohkawa. Previously announced cast members include: Fumiya Takahashi as Yoichi Isagi Kaito Sakurai as Megur...
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MAO #6 [rate]
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Pragmata Game Crosses 2 Million Units Sold Worldwide
Game reaches milestone within 16 days of launch
― Capcom announced on Thursday that its Pragmata game has crossed 2 million units sold worldwide. It reached the milestone within 16 days of launch. The game sold over 1 million units worldwide in its first two days. The science-fiction action-adventure game launched for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on April 17, on...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Casts Shinichirō Miki
Ivan Yosano appeared in episode 6
― The staff for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga confirmed on Sunday that Shinichirō Miki is playing Ivan Yosano, a mysterious daemon user who appeared in episode 6 on Saturday.Square Enix Manga & Books is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:In a remote mountain village under the watchf...
Akane-banashi Anime's New Video Previews Karaku Cup Arc
Anime teases student rakugo tournament
― The staff for the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga posted a new promotional video and key visual on Sunday. The video teases the Karaku Cup arc about the student rakugo storytelling tournament of the same name. TV Asahi describes the story: "With only your voice and body—master the art." Akane Osaki, captivated s...
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Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! #5 [rate]
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Scum of the Brave #17 [rate]
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Kusunoki's Garden of Gods #6 [rate]
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Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring #7 [rate]
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Site Branded as Illegal Webtoon Site Newtoki Reappears Ahead of Korea's Emergency Blocking System
Site resurfaced 1 day after original site announced shutdown last month
― The notorious illegal webtoon and web novel site Newtoki has resurfaced in a similar form one day after announcing its shutdown on April 27, highlighting the limits of South Korea's upcoming emergency site-blocking system. According to Korean online news outlet News1, new access links to a site branded as Newtoki have been cir...
Ring Author Koji Suzuki Dies at 68
Novelist also known for Dark Water, Spiral, Loop, Birthday, S, Tide, more
― World-renowned horror novelist Kōji Suzuki died in a hospital in Tokyo on Friday. He was 68.Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu City in 1957. The prolific writer made his professional debut with the novel Rakuen (Paradise), which shared honors in the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Awards in 1990. Suzuki is best-known for his next novel Rin...
True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends Volume 1-2 Novel Review
If you're looking for an accomplished heroine, a hero with more feelings than he's aware of, and a comfortably realized world, this is the series for you.
― If you didn't know True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends was a light novel, I doubt you'd recognize that fact by reading it. Kosuzu Kobato's fourth English-language release, following I'd Rather Have a Cat Than a Harem, Making Jam in the Wo...
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Akane-banashi #6 [rate]
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Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy #6 [rate]
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Needy Girl Overdose #6 [rate]
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Kill Blue #5 [rate]
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Korea Fair Trade Commission Launches Probe into Webtoon, Web Novel Industry Practices
Commission plans to survey more than 100 companies including major domestic platforms, content providers
― The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has launched a full-scale investigation into the revenue structures and business practices of the webtoon and web novel industry, aiming to address long-standing concerns over unfair contracts and profit distribution. According to reporting from Korean onl...
HoYoFair 2026 "Once Upon a Time" Fan Concert LA
“Once Upon HoYoFair” offers fanservice from the fans themselves. But how well were fans served in the end?
― Hoyoverse fans are nothing if not dedicated. Ever since Genshin Impact launched during COVID, its pitch of “Breath of the Wild: the MMO” fostered one of the most long-lasting gacha communities I've seen in this space. Honkai Star Rail repeated that spike in interest three years later with a p...
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Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage #7 [rate]
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Yowayowa Sensei #5 [rate]
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Detective Conan #1201 [rate]
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #5 [rate]
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New Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Series Casts Meru Nukumi
Nukumi plays Onizuka's assistant homeroom teacher in series 28 years after 1st GTO show
― Kansai TV announced on Saturday that the new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga has cast Meru Nukumi (My Hero Academia: You're Next's Anna Scervino, live-action Sexy Tanaka-san's Akari Kurahashi). Nukumi plays the heroine Mio Kashiwabara, the assistant homeroom teacher ...
NTE: Neverness to Everness Game's Staff Confirms Use of Generative AI
Team is reworking assets for in-game "Clear Skies in Summer" film reminiscent of Weathering With You
― The staff behind the new open world, action role-playing, hack-and-slash video game NTE: Neverness to Everness released a statement on Thursday about generative AI use within the game. According to the statement, "the characters, stories, and world you experience are the work of artists, writers, a...
Viz, MLB Players, Acky Bright's BW NYC Studios to Launch GalaXic Baseball League Comic Series
Story of interplanetary baseball to launch digitally on July 2
― Viz announced on Friday that it is collaborating with MLB Players, Inc., OneTeam Partners, and the BW NYC Studios of Japanese artist Acky Bright for the science fiction series GalaXic Baseball League. The series will launch exclusively on the Viz Manga app on July 2, with the first print volume shipping on October. Viz describes the sto...
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Rilakkuma #6 [rate]
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Dorohedoro Season 2 ‒ Episode 8
Look at that thumbnail. That is a butt-naked man lying prone in a giant pizza, next to a woman with a turkey head brandishing a pizza cutter, as other masked freaks stand and observe.
OCTOPinbs Laptop Giveaway!
OCTOPinbs arrives on Steam on May 11th, and this little game featuring sneaky squids and firefighting octopi is giving away a BIG prize!
― Douse Flames with Friends on a Brand New Gaming Laptop!OCTOPinbs, the firefighting social deception game from co-developers tri-Ace and Lasengle, and publisher Aniplex, finds its way onto PC via Steam on May 11th, and to celebrate the launch, this little game feat...
Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! ‒ Episode 7
As Nakamura becomes friends with Hirose, that kind of jealous humor makes Nakamura seem even less likable.
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 30
While it’s all well and good being a genius, is there anything more satisfying than watching your proteges strive to one day exceed you?
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King ‒ Episodes 4-5
For a story with a remarkably strong woman warrior as its lead, The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King certainly enjoys its sexist moments.
Kiminori Wakasugi's That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES Manga Ends
Manga based on Konami's eFootball/Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven game series launched on April 9
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga service published the final chapter of Kiminori Wakasugi's That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES (Tensei Shitara Winning Eleven Datta Ken) manga on April 30.Kodansha's K MANGA service has published the complete manga in English, and it describes the story:Kiminori Wak...
This Week in Games - Evo Reveals—And A Stellar Vulpis Returns
How is it that we have Star Fox discourse already? Plus, Neverness to Everness gets caught in the AI crossfire.
― Welcome back, folks! This past week was Golden Week in Japan; a week where, due to legal reasons, four holidays take place over seven days, letting most people just take the whole week off. You might know the holiday best as an excuse for a ton of artists to draw characters in golden biki...
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk #5 [rate]
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Netflix Sets June 5 Premiere for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Teach You A Lesson
Series starring Moo-yul Kim reveals new teaser video, poster
― Netflix confirmed on Thursday that its upcoming live-action series Teach You A Lesson will premiere on June 5, unveiling a teaser poster and trailer alongside the announcement. In the teaser trailer, scenes of classroom disruption, school violence, gambling, and even organized crime underscore the severity of the crisis. Hwa-jin Na reass...
Baki The Grappler Volume 9-12 Manga Review
Young Baki faces losses, but he finds purpose in returning to the hidden arena under the Tokyo Dome to defend his title as the strongest fighter.
― As Volume nine opens, Baki is training again to face his father. Baki walks into a Northern Japan wilderness to find a team of battle-hardened, bloodthirsty commandos that defeated thousands of elite JDSF soldiers by themselves. In Baki The Grappler, ever...
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Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken #6 [rate]
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Drops of God #5 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Hosts Inaugural Anime Leadership Summit in New York on October 7
Crunchyroll tops 21 million paid subscribers globally
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will host its inaugural invite-only industry summit called "Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum" in New York City on October 7. Crunchyroll also announced on Friday that it has crossed 21 million paid subscribers globally. The summit will invite Japan's anime sector leaders as well as Hollywood, tech, gaming, a...
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Snowball Earth #6 [rate]
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Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #6 [rate]
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Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Musical to Open in New York This Fall
Duncan Sheik, Thoroughly Modern Millie's Rob Ashford adapt Moyoco Anno's manga
― The American stage musical adaptation of Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen (Bikachō Shinshi Kaikoroku) manga will premiere for the general public in New York City off Broadway this fall. It will play at The Night Egg, a new theater in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood that is named after the French brothel in the...
Netflix Unveils Main Trailer for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Viral Hit
Japanese series debuting on June 11 also reveals more cast members
― Netflix released the main trailer and key art on Friday for its upcoming live-action series Viral Hit (original title: Kenka Dokugaku), while also confirming additional cast members. The newly revealed trailer follows high school student Kota Shimura, who is pushed to the brink by bullying and poverty before teaching himself how to...
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #5 [rate]
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess #6 [rate]
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Vertex Force Original Anime Reveals October Debut, Main Staff, Teaser Video
Kazuhiro Takamura directs, writes, designs characters for anime produced at SMDE
― The official website for Vertex Force, an original television anime from Strike Witches and Vividred Operation director Kazuhiro Takamura, revealed the anime's October debut on Friday, alongside the main staff, teaser visual, and teaser promotional video. The anime also introduced its first character, Haruka Tōdō. She ...
The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Anime Reveals July 5 Debut, Visual
Anime based on Tōwa's light novel series premieres on July 5 at 10:00 p.m. JST
― The official website for the television anime of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series announced on Friday that the anime will debut on July 5. It also revealed a new visual for the anime.The anime will air on...
Sekiro: No Defeat Anime's Theatrical Version Screens in Japan for 3 Weeks Starting on September 4
Main visual also revealed
― The staff for Sekiro: No Defeat, the new anime based on FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice game, revealed on Friday the anime's theatrical edition will screen in theaters in Japan for three weeks starting on September 4. The staff also revealed the main visual for the theatrical version. Crunchyroll will exclusively stream the anime in 2026 worldwide excluding Japan,...
Resident Evil Requiem Game's Update Adds Postgame 'Leon Must Die Forever' Mode
Run-based mode features stronger enemies, time limit, new progression system
― Capcom released a free update on Friday for its Resident Evil requiem (Biohazard requiem) game adding a new "Leon Must Die Forever" postgame mode. Capcom posted a video revealing the new mode. "Leon Must Die Forever" is available only after finishing the game's main story mode. The run-based mode will feature the same leve...
Nintendo Raises Switch 2 Console Prices in Japan, U.S., Canada, Europe
Nintendo also raises Switch prices, Switch Online prices in Japan
― Nintendo announced on Friday that it will change the suggested retail prices of the Nintendo Switch 2 console in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Canada, "in light of changes in market conditions, and after considering the global business outlook." The changes will take effect on May 25 in Japan and on September 1 in the U.S., C...
Crunchyroll Debuts English Dub for Tamon's B-Side Anime
Dub stars Abigail Blythe, Conner Allison, Brandon Acosta, Cody Savoie, Kevin D. Thelwell, Alex Horn, more
― Crunchyroll began streaming an English dub for the anime of Yuki Shiwasu's Tamon's B-Side (Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?) manga on Thursday. The dub cast — led by voice director Helena Walstrom, producer Samantha Herek, English script adaptation writer Jessica Sluys, and engineer Zachary Davis — inclu...
Hiro Mashima's Dead Rock Manga Goes on Hiatus, Returns With New Arc This Winter
Manga ended "Academy Arc" on Thursday
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine published the final chapter of the "Academy Arc" for Hiro Mashima's DEAD ROCK manga on Thursday. The manga will go on hiatus before returning with a new "Godfall" arc this winter.Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:Welcome to Dead Rock, the underworld's top ed...
Tokyo 7th Sisters Idol Raising Smartphone Game Ends Service After 12 Years
Game launched in 2014, inspired 2021 anime film
― The official website for Donuts' Tokyo 7th Sisters idol raising smartphone game announced on Thursday that the game will end service on August 12, 12 years after it launched in February 2014. The game's main story will end with the story for the "Stella MiNE" group in the game's current "Episode 2053" story arc.Donuts is developing an offline version ...